5 Parents
| Identifier | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DOID:4 | disease | A disease is a disposition (i) to undergo pathological processes that (ii) exists in an organism because of one or more disorders in that organism. |
| DOID:0050117 | disease by infectious agent | A disease that is the consequence of the presence of pathogenic microbial agents, including pathogenic viruses, pathogenic bacteria, fungi, protozoa, multicellular parasites, and aberrant proteins known as prions. |
| DOID:1398 | parasitic infectious disease | A disease by infectious agent that is carried out by a parasite which by definition is a pathogen that simultaneously injures and derives sustenance from its host. |
| DOID:4110 | parasitic ectoparasitic infectious disease | A parasitic infectious disease that is caused by organisms that live primarily on the surface of the host. |
| DOID:11079 | leech infestation | A parasitic ectoparasitic infectious disease that involves parasitic infestation by members of the subclass Hirudinea. The leeches remain attached to their hosts and feed on blood until they become full, at which point they fall off to digest. While feeding, they release an anesthetic and use a combination of mucus and suction to stay attached and secrete an anti-clotting enzyme, hirudin, into the host's blood stream. |
4 Relations
| Relationship |
Parent Term . Identifier |
Child Term . Identifier |
|---|---|---|
| is_a | DOID:4110 | DOID:11079 |
| is_a | DOID:4 | DOID:11079 |
| is_a | DOID:0050117 | DOID:11079 |
| is_a | DOID:1398 | DOID:11079 |
